# Brave or stupid? Same-same. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 8, 2013, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-or-stupid-same-same/662940 "2013-07-08T13:50:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-or-stupid-same-same/662940/21 "2013-07-08T17:47:26Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Dude, it’s far more comfortable and a lot safer to **prosthetize** in western nations that are already Christian. Heal the lame! With replacement parts!! ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-or-stupid-same-same/662940/22 "2013-07-08T18:42:47Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > But that’s the Catholic Jesus. He doesn’t count. 😉 I guess, but it still seemed like going to Orlando to tell people about Mickey Mouse. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-or-stupid-same-same/662940/23 "2013-07-08T19:06:00Z")
> [@DoctorJ](#): > > I guess, but it still seemed like going to Orlando to tell people about Mickey Mouse. Heretic! Burn!! The true Mickey lives in Anaheim!!! ---
**Author:** ![fumster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-or-stupid-same-same/662940/24 "2013-07-08T19:14:47Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Heretic! Burn!! The true Mickey lives in Anaheim!!! Popo Gigo ETA: I saw a brave person walking around Portland with that stupid shirt that says “this shirt is banned in 30 countries” and showing a picture of a cross. I had an urge to baptize him with a latte. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-or-stupid-same-same/662940/25 "2013-07-08T19:14:59Z")
Heck, a bunch of Mormon kids on their mission trips come by every now and again trying to proselytize to all the Baptists and Catholics in the neighborhood, especially any immigrant families. Right here in the USA. In Texas, no less. It’s kind of embarrassing and hilarious at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![fumster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9c0ed/32.png) [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-or-stupid-same-same/662940/26 "2013-07-08T19:19:50Z")
On another note, these clowns are co-opting the word Christian. I was bitching about “Christians” opposing gay marriage and offended an open minded friend who is Presbyterian. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-or-stupid-same-same/662940/27 "2013-07-08T19:27:54Z")
> [@fumster](#): > > On another note, these clowns are co-opting the word Christian. I was bitching about “Christians” opposing gay marriage and offended an open minded friend who is Presbyterian. How else could they complain about being an oppressed minority in a country that’s overwhelmingly Christian? ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-or-stupid-same-same/662940/28 "2013-07-08T19:58:12Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Dude, it’s far more comfortable and a lot safer to prosthetize in western nations that are already Christian. [Not as safe as you might think…](http://www.godispretend.net/wp-content/uploads/47196mrgruff.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-or-stupid-same-same/662940/29 "2013-07-08T20:48:16Z")
> [@DoctorJ](#): > > I guess, but it still seemed like going to Orlando to tell people about Mickey Mouse. Where do I send the payment to use that line? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-or-stupid-same-same/662940/30 "2013-07-08T20:54:09Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Dude, it’s far more comfortable and a lot safer to prosthetize in western nations that are already Christian. Don’t peddle your wooden legs 'round **here!** :mad: ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-or-stupid-same-same/662940/31 "2013-07-08T20:55:09Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > But that’s the Catholic Jesus. He doesn’t count. 😉 Could be worse. Could be the Mormon Jeezis. (Cheap ZCMI store-brand knockoff.) ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-or-stupid-same-same/662940/32 "2013-07-08T20:56:26Z")
> [@DoctorJ](#): > > I guess, but it still seemed like going to Orlando to tell people about Mickey Mouse. Now, how many of those benighted so-called “Disney fans” have **actually** studied the original B&W cartoons? Eh? Eh? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-or-stupid-same-same/662940/33 "2013-07-10T18:03:21Z")
Reminds me of Mitt Romney doing his important missionary work _in France_. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-or-stupid-same-same/662940/34 "2013-07-10T18:13:41Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Heretic! Burn!! The true Mickey lives in Anaheim!!! We’re sort of like the Ireland of Disneyanity. We profess the faith and we’ve got a hella big church, but we [really just want to be drunk](http://www.easywdw.com/adults/drink-around-the-world-at-epcot-world-showcase-disney-world/). ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-or-stupid-same-same/662940/35 "2013-07-10T18:51:47Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Reminds me of Mitt Romney doing his important missionary work _in France_. But he’s Mormon. Not a lot of them in France. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-or-stupid-same-same/662940/36 "2013-07-11T18:26:22Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > But he’s Mormon. Not a lot of them in France. Of course, Mitt poisoned the well by using his well known personal charm on the French. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-or-stupid-same-same/662940/37 "2013-07-11T18:42:58Z")
> [@MickNickMaggies](#): > > Yeah, I’ve got some Evangelical friends that used to do ‘missions’ to France. I asked them about it once, since as a non-Christian I tend to lump all sects of Christianity together to an extent. > > They’re of the notion, it seems, that Catholics/Eastern Orthodox are not truly ‘saved’, and only by embracing some branch of Protestantism (preferably that of the missionaries) have they been saved. Yip. Some go so far as to call Catholicism idolatry due to all the icons and veneration of the Saints, particularly Mary, who they say is treated almost as co-equal with God. The lack of a personal salvation experience doesn’t help either. Part of what they consider the gospel is that you must ask Jesus into your heart, often along with an additional requirement for adult baptism. And let’s not get started with those who think the Catholic church is the beast described in Revelation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-or-stupid-same-same/662940.md?page=1)